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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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RDz should have a way to define a STEP and GO command out of the command line or as part of the user Command File.

As of today, in RDz some Debug Tool commands like STEP and GO cannot be defined in a Debug Tool Commands File. This is needed to avoid repetitive manual entering commands
about 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

CICS Batch Application Control Eclipse Plug-in

Currently there is no Eclipse plug-in for CICS Batch Application Control. At one time there was the Workstation Administration Client Software but this option no longer exists. Since all of the other CICS tools(i.e. CICS Configuration Manager, CIC...
about 10 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

SuperC support for VSAM records greater than 64K

We have a customer that wants to use VSAM datasets with record sizes greater than 64K. They rely on SUPERC to do comparisons of test runs. SUPERC does not support record sizes greater than 64K. We would like to see an enhancement for this support.
about 10 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 4 Not under consideration

Demande d'évolution : pouvoir cloner un programme (avec ses spécificités)

Actuellement, RPP (facette COBOL) ne permet pas de dupliquer une entité programme, tout en incluant dans le nouveau tout le code spécifique du programme existant. Cette fonctionnalité parait incontournable. Par exemple, pour Verspieren, c'est indi...
about 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Not under consideration

Populate ICOW owner ID with C-O-W program exception address

Currently there is no tool to identify the exact location of a Copy on Write exception only the program name.This suggestion involves a three line update in CPSE to add the COW exception program old PSW address as the low order owner ID of the XMB...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

ADDI user logoff and ADDI server stops automatically

TD Bank decided to use ADDI 5.1.0.4 and after a user startup the ADDI server, the user needs to keep logon to maintain proper function of the ADDI server. Once the user signout, the ADDI server is stopped automatically.
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Provide Language Environment support for JES symbol service

A new facility in z/OS 2.1 is the JES Symbol Service (IAZSYMBL), which, among other things, allows an assembler program to obtain the value of JES system symbols SYS_CORR_CURRJOB, SYS_CORR_LASTJOB, and SYS_LASTJOBID after a task has submitted a jo...
about 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Add ISPF “COPY" "CREATE" & "REPLACE" functionality to the LPEX EDITOR

Add ISPF ?COPY" "CREATE" & "REPLACE" functionality to the LPEX EDITOR
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) support for zTPF

our member endpoint platforms and CISCO equipment in the network currently support SCTP. They feel this protocol would make the network more resilient to carrier issues to endpoint connections. They are currently performing a POC with SCTP connect...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

RDz FM currently doesn't have capability to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect nam

We are looking for a way to have file manager be able to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect name. Currently we have files in omvs that show this cross reference of csect to source name, but we would be op...
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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